The town of Missolonghi offers a lot to see and do. If you go there you must absolutely try kayaking in the lagoon and fishing in boat with the sinners of Missolonghi. You can do both activities in the same day.

The city is built on the edge of a fishy lagoon, separated from the sea by a littoral cordon. Traditionally, fishermen's habitat was on stilts (house on water); There are only a few examples left, because fishermen find these material conditions unsuited to modern life. These houses are used by some Greeks as a residence for holidays. These houses are visible from the road that runs along the lagoon. There are many species of birds (Dalmatian pelicans, herons and pink flamingos) nesting in the reeds.

For fishing you will leave by boat with a fisherman towards the lagoon for a very pleasant stroll and to see some birds. Then you will return far from their piles and this is where the fishery will begin. The fish are caught in the lagoon but then put in fish tanks.

The farms have large enclosures, nets stretched vertically on rows of piles. The net touches the bottom and rises higher than the level of the sea so that the fish that are put there are prisoners but have more space than in a small fishpond.

The fish are therefore caught in the fish tanks and put in a bucket. One part will be cooked an hour later and the rest will be sold.

The salt of Missolonghi on a surface of 130 kms with 130,000 tons / year is the gold of the region and it is the great source of salt in Greece. In spring and summer it is possible to see mountains of salt. It is an impressive sight that leaves visitors spechless. The salt flower is created on the surface of the Missolonghi lagoon and is carefully harvested by hand from the top of each mountain of salt. It keeps a white color and retains its natural hydration. It is not treated so the salt keep more than 80 minerals.

The thermal mud baths are also very well known in the area, the elderly and not come from all over the country to swim in black mud. The clay acts therapeutically in three ways: thermal, mechanical and chemical. This mud treats osteoarthritis, sore muscles as well as dermatological diseases.

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